Who was Georgia O'Keeffe?
Title:
Who was Georgia O'Keeffe?
Series:
Summary:
Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired O'Keeffe's paintings of skyscrapers, barns, skulls, flowers, and made her into an American art icon of the twentieth century. -- Amazon.
Audience:
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
General Note:
"An official WHOHQ book" -- Cover.
Contents:
Who was Georgia O'Keeffee? -- Farm girl -- Art school -- Teaching and Texas -- Stieglitz and a show -- Joining forces -- A focus on flowers -- New inspiration -- Life in the desert -- A whole new world -- Timelines -- Bibliography -- Where to find Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings.
Physical Description:
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Personal Subject:
Author(s):
Publisher:
Penguin Workshop,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9780448483061
9780593521397
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Workshop, [2022]
©2022
Call Number:
J 920 OKEEFFE